Cuba vs South Korea
Cuba is 10% larger than South Korea.
CubaSouth KoreaCuba moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.1×
Cuba is 1.1× the area of South Korea.
| Cuba | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cuba bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Cuba is 10% larger than South Korea. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Cuba?
- About 1.1 times: Cuba has 1.1× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Cuba and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², South Korea 515 per km².